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Votes at a glance: Seguin City Council actions — Dec. 1, 2023
Summary
The council approved multiple ARPA-funded park and facilities purchases, HVAC and evidence-storage upgrades, a facility use agreement for the Seguin River Monsters, and several first-reading ordinances; a proposed PFC term sheet for Lily Springs Apartments failed in a contested vote.
At its Dec. 1 meeting the Seguin City Council approved a series of budgeted and ARPA-funded purchases, authorized contracts, and first-reading ordinances. Below is a concise summary of formal actions and outcomes recorded in open session.
Approved (motions moved, seconded and passed):
- Downtown restroom purchase (moved from consent to action): purchase of a prefabricated restroom for Central Park (two unisex stalls, adult and baby changing stations, remote electronic locks). Funding: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Motion carried.
- HVAC remote-access control system: authorization to enter agreement with Texas Chiller Systems not to exceed $129,241 for remote HVAC control upgrades at multiple city facilities (ARPA HVAC funds). Motion carried.
- Evidence storage shelving (police): purchase and installation of high-density mobile shelving via Southwest Solutions Group (Omnia cooperative) to increase capacity from ~618 to ~1,024 bins; amount $138,907.09. Motion carried.
- Narcotics evidence storage renovation: authorize renovation of an office into a sealed narcotics evidence room with separate ventilation via Sullivan Contracting Services; amount $59,982.49. Motion carried.
- Facility use agreement for Seguin River Monsters: authorize facility use agreement for Smokey Joe Williams Field for the 2025 Texas Collegiate League season; no rental fee charged to help team growth. Motion carried.
- Wave pool repaint (Max Starkey Park): authorize Landmark Aquatic quote of $52,356 to repaint wave pool and kiddie pool (ARPA funds). Motion carried.
- Pachanga Park improvements: authorize Sullivan Contracting Services quote (~$104,173.72) to install LED lighting for a basketball court, a drinking fountain (with dog bowl/ADA access), and a baseball/softball backstop (ARPA funds). Motion carried.
- First-reading ordinances approved: 2024 Drought Contingency & Water Emergency Response Plan (amendment for code consistency); revised technical local limits for industrial discharges to local wastewater treatment (Appendix D). Both ordinances advanced on first reading as presented.
Not approved / failed:
- Seguin Public Finance Corporation term sheet for Lily Springs Apartments (LightPath): after extended debate the resolution to adopt the proposed PFC term sheet failed on a council vote; the motion did not pass and the council did not authorize the PFC structure at this meeting.
Post-closed-session actions (open session motions after attorney consultation):
- Authorized city manager to execute agreements for permanent utility easement (approx. 0.55 acres) and temporary construction easement (approx. 0.81 acres) for the Groundwater Surface Water Loop project (Huber & IH-10). Motion carried.
- Authorized action related to Geronimo Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant force main (SH 123/Nolte Farms) as presented in closed session. Motion carried.
Where available, funding sources and amounts are included in the packet materials and were read into the public record during the meeting. For motions where a detailed roll-call vote with member names was not read into this transcript excerpt, the article lists the recorded outcome (passed/failed) and the amounts or funding sources stated during the presentations.
